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I agree, though we're past the first step. Massachusetts has been trying this through The Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Program which would see prisoners trade

I agree, though we're past the first step. Massachusetts has been trying this through The Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Program which would see prisoners trade jail time for body organs [1]. Probably inspired by China's forced organ harvesting [2]. Not to mention that commoditizing human life has been happening through things like human trafficking [3], or surrogacy which exploits poor women [4] [1] https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/HD3822 https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/HD3822 [2] https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/analysis-killing-prisoners-for-transplants-forced-organ-harvesting-in-china/ https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/analysis-killing-... [3] https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign/infographic https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign/infographic [4] https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2017/mar/28/cross-border-surrogacy-exploiting-low-income-women-as-biological-resources https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2017/mar/28/cross-b... I'm glad that the people in power have everyone's best interests at heart /s

slashdev 3y ago
I think I’d support items 1 and 4. 1. Prisoners owe a debt to society, that’s certainly one way to repay it, provided it’s voluntary. Same reason I’d support voluntary prison labor. 4. You could argue being a sex worker is far more exploitive of women. I think it’s not our place to say they can’t do that, as long as it’s voluntary.
- Minor49er 3y ago
  I hope you realize that what you are advocating for in both of those cases leads to the exploitation of the poorest classes. You may want to read the article I cited for Point 4 to see why this is a really bad idea (and also the DHS infographic I posted). Not only are you advocating for the commoditization of human life, you are asking for the creation of an organ harvesting industry. Does this not violate any ethical standards you have?

slashdev 3y ago

I think I’d support items 1 and 4. 1. Prisoners owe a debt to society, that’s certainly one way to repay it, provided it’s voluntary. Same reason I’d support voluntary prison labor. 4. You could argue being a sex worker is far more exploitive of women. I think it’s not our place to say they can’t do that, as long as it’s voluntary.

Minor49er 3y ago
I hope you realize that what you are advocating for in both of those cases leads to the exploitation of the poorest classes. You may want to read the article I cited for Point 4 to see why this is a really bad idea (and also the DHS infographic I posted). Not only are you advocating for the commoditization of human life, you are asking for the creation of an organ harvesting industry. Does this not violate any ethical standards you have?